Safety razor



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' SAFETY RAZOR Filed June 14, 1940 ttorneg Patented Dec. 29, 1942 UNETEDSTATES PATENT FEQE.

SAFETY RAZOR Dandy J. Mayeux, Bremerton, Wash.

Application June 14, 1940, Serial No. 340,504

1 Claim.

My invention relates to safety razors and an object of the invention isto provide a safety razor that is casted or molded in one piece ofplastic material, such as tenite or the like, whereby it is very lightin weight and is produced at an extremely low cost. Another object is toprovide a one-piece safety razor whose head and handle are so correlatedas to give a very acute shave angle. A further object is to cast thehead portion of the razor in such fashion that the ends of its bladereceiving edge are extended to the cutting edge of the blade wherebythey serve as shields or guards and permit a very close shave. Stillfurther objects are to produce a one-piece safety razor that may bepacked in a small carton together with capsules containing soap, powder,lotion, cream or other shaving accessories to make a complete Sani-ShaveKit and sold to service men or the traveling public at such small costthat it may be discarded after one usage.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the razor;

Fig. 2 is a View in end elevation looking from the handle end;

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation;

Fig. 4 is a View in end elevation looking from the head end;

Fig. 5 is a view in longitudinal vertical section taken on a broken line5 5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view showing the razor and capsules containingshaving accessories packed in a small carton; and

Fig. 7 is a view in side elevation showing one of the accessorycontaining capsules.

Referring in detail to the drawing wherein like reference numeralsindicate like parts in the several views, the numeral 5 designates thehandle of the razor and the numeral 6 designates its head. It'will benoted that the handle is diverged or distended outward from the head toform a somewhat enlarged outer end. It will also be observed that thehead is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the handle. These twofactors ensure an acute shave angle and therefore a close shave for thereason that the handle must be held away from the face to allow fingerroom when shaving and this causes the razor blade to assume an acuteangle with respect to the surface of the face.

The head 6 of the razor tapers from the handle to form a somewhatreduced outer face engaging or blade receiving end edge. The outer endsof this edge are slightly extended at 'l to form shields or guards forthe blade, While the main edge is beveled oif, as will be understood. Incasting or molding the razor a slot 3 is provided which extends throughthe projections 1 into the razor head. This slot may also be cut intothe razor after it is molded and is of'such dimensions as to snugly butdetachably receive a razor blade 9 whose cutting edge is even and ushwith the outer ends of the projections 1. The blade may, of course, bemolded in place if so desired.

Referiing to Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawing which further illustrates theutility of the device, the razor is packed in a compact carton I0together with a plurality of capsules Il containing all the accessoriesnecessary in shaving, such as soap, facial lotion, powder, cream and thelike. This carton is attractive, may have a Cellophane or othertransparent top, and the capsules are of different colors. Itissanitary, complete for shaving, very small and light, and may be carriedin` the Vest pocket. It may be sold at any store or by a vending machineat a price so low that it may be discarded after one shave. I call thisshaving outt the Sani-Shave Kit, and the drawing shows the razor andoutfit in its actual or full size.

I claim:

In a razor of the character described, a blade holding head portionformed with a longitudinal slot along one edge thereof, and open at itsends to the ends of the head, a handle integral with the head portion,and a flat metal blade removably mounted in the said slot with itssharpened edge exposed; said blade extending substantially the fulllength of the slot and said head having the portions thereof along bothsides of the slot beveled to a thin edge and having rounded extensionsat its ends through which the slot opens, and which protectively guardthe sharpened corners of the blade.

DANDY J. MAYEUX.

